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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have been intentionally low screen in our house and we did a similar thing on planes. [b]The result is that my kid has developed the skills to chat with people and entertain himself without a screen.[/b] My rule was that we had to be considerate of others and I never talked and narrated the whole time. I think that is just as annoying as the parents who let their kids on tablets without headphones.

We’ve been doing this since he was a toddler. Things that kept him occupied were window clings, lots of snacks, cheerio necklaces, and quiet toys like Wix sticks. As he got older we did more quiet card games, puzzles, and now in 2nd grade he mostly reads, listens to audio books, writes, and looks through the seat back stuff. Now that he is older he gets to watch TV if the plane has a screen, but most of his time is no screen. He’s done 16+ hour flights this way and fellow passengers have been commenting on how pleasant he is, so it can be done!

But again, my most important rule was not annoying anyone else on the plane. We are in very close quarters for hours. [/quote]

OP here. These are the exact skills I want to develop in my children. And to add to that, I want them to observe and understand their fellow humans and the world around them with all its warts. Not just some sanitized, curated version. I don’t think that is compatible with constantly being on a device when in a public space.

I love the activities you mentioned for the toddler set - I’ll try them sometime. I also bring blank greeting cards or even just blank paper and ask my elementary schooler to write and illustrate thank-you notes on our flights home from visiting family. Good way to kill an hour :-)[/quote]

Op, you’re an insufferable ass. Nobody cares. And get out more and get over yourself. I do school admissions and every single parent at every competitive to get in  school in the area is doing all of this and more every single day. And many of them don’t work, so they don’t do it on flights and vacations only. I’m sure they are in other communities too but these are the ones I see regularly. You’re not special, you’re relatively wealthy and educated, and doing the things such people do. You are also a raging self congratulatory bore. [/quote]

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